PRESS RELEASE (For immediate release) AMISOM Captures More Ground Beyond Mogadishu Mogadishu, 14 February, 2012: AU forces this morning executed a successful operation against Al Qaeda terrorists on the outskirts of Mogadishu, capturing two sites of tactical importance. In an advance that begun at approximately 5 am, AMISOM’s Burundian Contingent took Al Janal hill, which oversees [...]
AU Deputy Special Representative for Somalia meets with visiting Ugandan Foreign and International Affairs Minister in Mogadishu
February 13, 2012
PRESS RELEASE (For immediate release) AU Deputy Special Representative for Somalia meets with visiting Ugandan Foreign and International Affairs Minister in Mogadishu Mogadishu-February 13th, 2012; The Deputy Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (DSRCC) for Somalia, Honorable Wafula Wamunyinyi met with Honorable Okello Oryem, Minister of State for Foreign and International Affairs of the Republic [...]
Statement by the Chairperson of the African Union Commission: Addis Ababa, 11 February 2012
February 13, 2012
PRESS RELEASE THE AFRICAN UNION REITERATES ITS APPEAL FOR A GREATER MOBILIZATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO DEFEAT THE AL-QAEDA LINKED AL SHABAAB IN SOMALIA Addis Ababa, 11 February 2012: The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Jean Ping, has learnt of the announcement, on 9 February 2012, in a video statement, by the head of [...]
AMISOM to implement $4.5M projects in Mogadishu
February 9, 2012
PRESS RELEASE (For immediate release) AMISOM to implement $4.5M projects in Mogadishu Mogadishu-February 9th,2012; The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has announced that it will be spending over $4.5 million on a series of projects meant to improve security and the lives of ordinary Somalis in Mogadishu. According to Deputy Special Representative of the Chairperson of [...]
Statement by The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia, Ambassador Boubacar Gaoussou Diarra at the 21st meeting of the International Contact Group for Somalia (ICG-S)
February 9, 2012
5-6 FEBRUARY 2012, DJIBOUTI His Excellency, Mohamoud Ali Youssouf, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Djibouti, His Excellency, Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, Prime Minister of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia, His Excellency, Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Hassan, Speaker of the Transitional Federal Parliament of Somalia, His Excellency, Abdirahman Mohamud Farole, President of the Puntland State [...]
AU Special Representative for Somalia condemns today’s killing of innocent civilians
February 8, 2012
PRESS RELEASE (For immediate release) AU Special Representative for Somalia condemns today’s killing of innocent civilians Mogadishu-February 8th, 2012; The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, Ambassador Boubacar Gaoussou Diarra has condemned today’s murder of innocent civilians in Mogadishu by suspected Al-Shabaab terrorists. At-least ten people have been confirmed dead with [...]
Ugandan troops serving in Somalia celebrate Ugandan People’s Defense Forces 31 years in existence
February 6, 2012
PRESS RELEASE Ugandan troops serving in Somalia celebrate Ugandan People’s Defense Forces 31 years in existence 5th February 2012 – This week in Mogadishu, the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has been celebrating 31 years of existence by extending support to the people of Somalia. In al Dhara, Nerlo and Qartar, internally displaced people (IDP) [...]
AU Deputy Special Representative for Somalia meets with visiting British Foreign Secretary in Mogadishu
February 3, 2012
PRESS RELEASE (For immediate release) AU Deputy Special Representative for Somalia meets with visiting British Foreign Secretary in Mogadishu Mogadishu-February 2nd, 2012; The Deputy Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (DSRCC) for Somalia, Honorable Wafula Wamunyinyi met with the Rt Hon. William Hague MP, the British Foreign Secretary and briefed him [...]
AMISOM offers condolence following the killing of the local Somali journalist
January 29, 2012
PRESS RELEASE AMISOM offers condolence following the killing of the local Somali journalist Mogadishu, January 29,2012; AMISOM is terribly grieved to hear of the killing of the prominent journalist, Hassan Osman Abdi (Fantastic). AMISOM offers its heartfelt condolences to his family, and all his journalist colleagues. The Deputy Force Commander, Brig Gen Audace NDUWUMUNSI said this [...]
AMISOM Helps Quell Blaze In Mogadishu Market
January 27, 2012
PRESS RELEASE (For immediate release) AMISOM Helps Quell Blaze In Mogadishu Market Mogadishu, 27 January 2011; On Wednesday evening AU troops helped put out a fire that gutted Mogadishu’s HamarWeyne market. The fire was successfully curbed, preventing it from spreading to surrounding residential and business areas. Responding to calls for assistance from Somali authorities and traders, [...]
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